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  • VIDEO: Turbine Access System’s Sea Trials

    11 February 2013
    Technology

    A joint development between BMT Nigel Gee and Houlder, Turbine Access System, is a hydraulically controlled motion-compensated gangway that provides safe personnel transfer between workboats and offshore wind turbine platforms. It improves Operation and Maintenance capability in higher sea states than current solutions. Here, we bring a video of sea trials, performed on the 14-20th […]

  • Siemens to Install Wind Turbines Offshore France

    6 February 2012

    Siemens has been selected as a supplier of wind turbines by the consortium of GDF Suez, Vinci and CDC Infrastructure that are bidding for a €10 billion contract. They are planning to erect a wind farm offshore Saint-Brieuc, reports Les Echos. If this consortium wins the bid, Siemens plans to build a factory in France […]

  • Denmark: Fish and Wind Turbines Can Mix

    5 April 2012
    Environment

    The first survey of how offshore wind farms affect the fish life is complete. It shows that wind turbines and fish co-exist in perfect harmony. The stock of some fish species has actually increased. While the preparations for erecting the first wind turbines at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are well under way, a new report […]

  • CSR Develops 3MW Wind Turbine (China)

    18 July 2011

      Recently, a 3MW high-adaptability wind generator was developed in CSR Zhuzhou Electric Co., Ltd. According to the source, this is the country’s most powerful of its kind in commercial operation and volume production. Due to small size, light weight and mature technology, double-feed wind generator is a mainstream product in the domestic wind power […]

  • Installing Huge Wind Turbines Offshore (UK)

    17 August 2011

      The BBC’s science and environment page yesterday features an interactive graphic on how an offshore wind farm is constructed. It starts with a navigable photo of the Harland and Wolff’s docks in Belfast where the turbines for a new offshore wind farm in the waters off Cumbria, UK are being assembled. Then you can […]

  • SeaGen to Present Its Tidal Turbine (UK)

    7 October 2011

      There’s a chance to find out more about the potential for harnessing tidal energy in Manx waters next week.   (manxradio) [mappress] Source: manxradio, October 07, 2011

  • Offshore Wind Farms and Turbine Installation Vessels

    11 April 2011

    Offshore wind farming has picked up steam during the last decade, with more & more countries installing these gigantic turbines in their… By Sean (gcaptain) [mappress] Source: gcaptain, April 11, 2011

  • Iran Plans to Build Floating Wind Turbines

    2 December 2011

    Iran plans to design floating wind turbines to provide power for islands, said the Head of National Institute for Oceanography of Iran Saeed…   (isna) [mappress] Source: isna, December 02, 2011

  • Mayors Not Sold on Offshore Wind Turbines (Canada)

    22 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    The mayors of the three Lambton County municipalities bordering Lake Huron are cool to the idea of erecting offshore wind turbines. Mike Bradley of Sarnia, Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming and Bill Weber of Lambton Shores responded with caution to a recent Conference Board of Canada report on offshore wind power generation. Financed by manufacturer Vestas […]

  • Atlantis Tidal Turbine to be Built in Province (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Technology

    Nova Scotia’s bid to become a North American leader in the development, supply and support of tidal energy projects took another step forward today with the announcement that an international consortium will test one of the world’s largest tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy’s aggressive marine environment. Atlantis Resources Corporation, a world-leading tidal technology […]

  • Five bids for offshore wind turbines (USA)

    6 June 2010
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Five formal proposals to build wind turbines in the New York waters of Lake Ontario or Lake Erie have been submitted to the New York Power…   [mappress] Source: democratandchronicle, June 04, 2010;

  • Germany to host Wind Turbine Manufacturing Conference

    23 April 2010
    R&D

    The wind energy market is predicted to grow at dramatic rates, particularly offshore with the opening up of new areas, for example by the… [mappress] Source: azom, April 22, 2010;

  • First Offshore Wind Turbine in Mediterranean Stands

    11 February 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution has installed the first wind turbine at the Beleolico wind farm offshore Italy. This is the first wind turbine to be installed on a commercial offshore wind farm anywhere in the Mediterranean sea. The 30 MW Beleolico, also known as the Taranto offshore wind farm, will comprise 10 MySE 3.0-135 […]

  • Twelve Turbines Up at Moray East OWF

    8 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Twelve Vestas (MHI Vestas) 9.5 MW wind turbines have been installed so far at the Moray East project site, located some 22 kilometres off the Aberdeenshire coast. The wind turbine installation is being carried out by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bold Tern jack-up vessel, which is picking up the components at the Port of Nigg, where […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Turbine Installation About to Begin

    26 February 2021
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands is set to commence at the beginning of March. The 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines located in the IJsselmeer Lake. According to the project developer, all preparations are almost ready, Van Oord installed the final […]

  • Wind Osprey Ready for Triton Knoll Turbines

    13 January 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler has mobilized and handed over its jack-up vessel Wind Osprey for the installation of turbines at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. The jack-up is now in Able Seaton Port where load out operations will take place for the duration of the project. According to Cadeler, the vessel was able to […]

  • Two-Turbine Floater Starts Sea Trials

    18 September 2020
    R&D, Technology

    EnBW and aerodyn engineering have started testing the scaled-down version of the Nezzy² floating wind turbine in Greifswald Bay in the German Baltic Sea. The 18 metre tall, 1:10-scale prototype consists of two wind turbines on a floating platform made of precast concrete elements. The prototype was recently lowered into the water at the quay […]

  • All Borssele 1 & 2 Turbines Standing

    2 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has completed the installation of the 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. DEME’s jack-up tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger were in charge of the installation at the site located 22km off the coast of the province of Zeeland. The first turbine was […]

  • Rønne Harbour Ready For Kriegers Flak Turbines

    24 October 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Denmark’s Rønne Harbour on the Island of Bornholm is ready to receive the wind turbines for Vattenfall’s 605MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm after completing the necessary upgrades. The Rønne Harbour was selected as the departure point for the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines in June 2018. To enable the project execution, Rønne Havn A/S started port upgrades […]

  • Trianel Borkum Issues Turbine Maintenance Call

    26 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the provision of turbine monitoring, repair, and maintenance services on the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Currently under construction, the wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines installed on monopile foundations at the site some 45 kilometres north of the island of […]

  • Vattenfall Looks For DanTysk Turbine Maintenance Squad

    28 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall has issued a tender seeking wind turbine maintenance services on the 288MW DanTysk offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The service agreement covers the scheduled maintenance of 54 wind turbines in 2020 and 80 units in 2021. The contract is expected to start in June 2020 and end in June 2021. The […]

  • 40 Wind Turbines Up at Beatrice OWF

    18 December 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Forty wind turbines have been installed at the Beatrice offshore wind farm and the project is now two turbines away from reaching a halfway mark. 

  • 50 Hornsea One Turbines Left to Go

    5 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    124 out of 174 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines have been installed and commissioned at the Hornsea Project One wind farm in the UK, a spokesperson from Ørsted told Offshore WIND. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern is in charge of installing 88 out of the 174 turbines, with A2SEA’s Sea Challenger responsible for installing the remaining 86 […]

  • WindFloat Atlantic Enters Turbine Assembly Mode

    17 July 2019
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the first WindFloat Atlantic turbine on its floating platform will begin on Wednesday, 17 July in the outer harbor of Ferrol, Spain. The fabrication and load-out of this first WindFloat platform, developed by Principle Power, was completed last week in Fene, and the platform has been moored to the quayside in Ferrol, […]

  • Nordsee One Turbines Taking Shape (Gallery)

    8 March 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    innogy SE has shared several photos showing the installation of the first and the second Senvion 6.2M126 turbine at the 332ME Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Siemens Rolls Out 8MW Wind Turbine

    5 July 2016
    Technology

    Siemens has expanded its portfolio with an 8MW offshore wind turbine.  The first SWT-8.0-154 will be installed in early 2017 and will allow for up to 10% higher annual energy production (AEP) under offshore wind conditions as compared to the 7MW model, the company said. Type certification for the 8MW turbine is expected to be obtained at the beginning of 2018. […]